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Tories slammed for anti-democratic election changes after shock London Mayor poll (leftfootforward.org)

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If you ever needed proof that the FPTP system is abused then this is it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Redfield and Wilton’s poll – published today – suggests that if Jeremy Corbyn were to run as an independent, 15% of voters would back him. According to the survey, he would peel enough voters away from incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan so that the Tory candidate Susan Hall would emerge victorious with 30% of the vote to Khan’s 25%.

I hate FPTP, but this is a big if.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The if is JC running?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. I think it's unlikely.

There's also the fact that some people answer differently in hypothetical polls to what they do when they're in the polling station.

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